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Platinum Technology

Logo: Platinum Technology, Inc., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

Defunct computer software company

Platinum Technology, Inc., was an American software company founded by Andrew Filipowski in 1987 to market and support deployment of database management software products and the applications enabled by database management technology and to render related services. Over its 12-year history, it was known for its acquisition of other companies, having bought more than 50 companies between 1994 and 1999 and growing to become the eighth largest global software company with revenue of a billion dollars per year.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1987Founded1
  • HeadquartersOakbrook Terrace1

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Platinum Technology, Inc., was an American software company founded by Andrew Filipowski in 1987 to market and support deployment of database management software products and the applications enabled by database management technology and to render related services. Over its 12-year history, it was known for its acquisition of other companies, having bought more than 50 companies between 1994 and 1999 and growing to become the eighth largest global software company with revenue of a billion dollars per year.2

The story

Founded by Andrew Filipowski in 1987.1

Leadership

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Products and brands

  • software

Listed on Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. 1999Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. 1987Founded Founded1

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